Chelsea owner Boehly 'advocated' move for Arsenal summer signing, 'scored' Tuchel said no
Todd Boehly was keen to bring Gabriel Jesus to Chelsea this summer, however, Thomas Tuchel had his reservations, according to The Athletic.
The Blues were one of many clubs linked with the Brazilian striker as he sought to leave Manchester City.
A quiet win for Arsenal but Marquinhos offers a glimpse of his class
Arsenal won the battle for his signature after Tottenham, Chelsea, Juventus and Real Madrid all expressed interest.
Jesus joins the Gunners with an excellent reputation having scored 95 goals in 236 appearances for the Citizens.
The 25-year-old helped City win four Premier League titles, four Carabao Cups and an FA Cup during his five-and-a-half years in Manchester.
Jesus has started very well at the Emirates, scoring three goals and making three assists in his first six appearances for the north Londoners.
Chelsea, on the other hand, have struggled to get this campaign started and Tuchel paid the price for the club's poor start when he was dismissed from the job on Wednesday morning.
The German head coach has been heavily backed by Blues co-owner and chairman Boehly in the summer transfer market.
The west London club have spent over £250m on Wesley Fofana, Marc Cucurella and former Jesus City team-mate Raheem Sterling.
It's a little unusual for a manager to be sacked a few days after a window in which he spent a huge amount of money, but this was the case for Tuchel.
On Wednesday, The Athletic correspondent David Ornstein opened up about where it went wrong for the former Paris Saint-Germain boss, citing his strained relationship with Boehly and more.
And in an article on The Athletic on Thursday, it was mentioned that Boehly was keen to bring Jesus to Stamford Bridge.
However, Tuchel did not want to bring a pure No.9 to the club in the summer window.
It is mentioned that the German may have been 'marked' with his experience managing Romelu Lukaku.
Lukaku joined Chelsea for a club-record fee of just under £100m in 2021, but failed massively last season.
As you already know, Jesus joined Arsenal.
And as you surely already know, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joined Chelsea after Tuchel reversed his position on signing a new striker.
He may have changed his mind after Timo Werner was sold to RB Leipzig and Lukaku returned to Inter Milan on loan.
It should be noted that Jesus was "very keen" to move to Stamford Bridge. What could have been!
Many players have remained at Chelsea who were linked with leaving this summer, such as Christian Pulisic.
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry says he expected the American winger to leave.
"I think by now we would have known if he could play," he told CBS Sports. "He's been at Chelsea for a very long time.
"I thought Pulisic was going to leave. I think it was time for him to leave. But he didn't. It's over. It will be until the World Cup.< /p>
"He has to find a way to play. Sterling is ahead of him. They also have Aubameyang. But I thought he was going to leave."
Todd Boehly was keen to bring Gabriel Jesus to Chelsea this summer, however, Thomas Tuchel had his reservations, according to The Athletic.
The Blues were one of many clubs linked with the Brazilian striker as he sought to leave Manchester City.
A quiet win for Arsenal but Marquinhos offers a glimpse of his class
Arsenal won the battle for his signature after Tottenham, Chelsea, Juventus and Real Madrid all expressed interest.
Jesus joins the Gunners with an excellent reputation having scored 95 goals in 236 appearances for the Citizens.
The 25-year-old helped City win four Premier League titles, four Carabao Cups and an FA Cup during his five-and-a-half years in Manchester.
Jesus has started very well at the Emirates, scoring three goals and making three assists in his first six appearances for the north Londoners.
Chelsea, on the other hand, have struggled to get this campaign started and Tuchel paid the price for the club's poor start when he was dismissed from the job on Wednesday morning.
The German head coach has been heavily backed by Blues co-owner and chairman Boehly in the summer transfer market.
The west London club have spent over £250m on Wesley Fofana, Marc Cucurella and former Jesus City team-mate Raheem Sterling.
It's a little unusual for a manager to be sacked a few days after a window in which he spent a huge amount of money, but this was the case for Tuchel.
On Wednesday, The Athletic correspondent David Ornstein opened up about where it went wrong for the former Paris Saint-Germain boss, citing his strained relationship with Boehly and more.
And in an article on The Athletic on Thursday, it was mentioned that Boehly was keen to bring Jesus to Stamford Bridge.
However, Tuchel did not want to bring a pure No.9 to the club in the summer window.
It is mentioned that the German may have been 'marked' with his experience managing Romelu Lukaku.
Lukaku joined Chelsea for a club-record fee of just under £100m in 2021, but failed massively last season.
As you already know, Jesus joined Arsenal.
And as you surely already know, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joined Chelsea after Tuchel reversed his position on signing a new striker.
He may have changed his mind after Timo Werner was sold to RB Leipzig and Lukaku returned to Inter Milan on loan.
It should be noted that Jesus was "very keen" to move to Stamford Bridge. What could have been!
Many players have remained at Chelsea who were linked with leaving this summer, such as Christian Pulisic.
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry says he expected the American winger to leave.
"I think by now we would have known if he could play," he told CBS Sports. "He's been at Chelsea for a very long time.
"I thought Pulisic was going to leave. I think it was time for him to leave. But he didn't. It's over. It will be until the World Cup.< /p>
"He has to find a way to play. Sterling is ahead of him. They also have Aubameyang. But I thought he was going to leave."
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